hornswoggle

PRONUNCIATION:

(HORN-swog-uhl)

MEANING:

verb tr.:
To cheat, hoax, or deceive someone.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of unknown origin.

USAGE:

"Now, however, some special interests are out to hornswoggle residents,
and they're stooping low to do it."
Lauren Ritchie; But Doctor, Your Name is on the Mailer; The Orlando
Sentinel (Florida); Oct 4, 2006.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. -Marvin Kitman, author and media critic (b. 1929)